Notorious country singer Faith Hill has recently appeared on the cover of Shape Magazine wearing only a bikini. The pictures show that the country singer is still in great shape and most of all she can still be proud of her body and pose on the cover of different magazines. Faith Hill has turned 41 on September 21st and posing on the cover of Shape Magazine was the present she gave herself. The country star managed to get in shape by using a rigorous Pilates routine. The singer commented upon this experience saying that she could bend in ways she hasn’t been able to bend since she was a teenager.

Pilates is a fitness exercise program developed by Joseph Pilates and as from 2005 there is estimated that approximately 11 million people practice the discipline regularly. The whole discipline is based on the idea that the mind is actually controlling the muscles, which means that using your mind you can actually perform anything. Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, which in turn strengthen the torso muscles. Faith Hill declared that by using this program she was able to regain her shape as the duty of being a full time mommy made her workouts to be more and more erratic.

Faith Hill is one of the biggest country stars in the world, managing to sell more than 35 million records and gather eleven number-one singles on the Country charts. In 2001, Faith Hill was named as one of the 30 most powerful women in America and now, 2008, she proves once again she’s not afraid to shine.